UBOL on Manifest V3 still blocks 99% of ads or more. Advanced functionality will be lost but I'm not sure how many people will notice.
uBO Lite (uBOL) is a *permission-less* MV3-based content blocker.
The default ruleset corresponds to uBlock Origin's default filterset:
- uBlock Origin's built-in filter lists
- EasyList
- EasyPrivacy
- Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list
"The media is exaggerating Gorhill's opposition to Google's Manifest V3 changes" is just about the wildest take I've seen on Manifest V3 yet.
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Just to be clear, here's the author of that FAQ describing how the FAQ has been covered: https://nitter.privacydev.net/gorhill/status/172563316907064...
> I've seen mentions that uBO Lite (uBOL) is proof that MV3-based blockers are as capable as MV2 ones. I can't speak for other blockers but this is not the case for uBOL vs. uBO
For a long time I assumed Google's approach to hampering AdBlockers with MV3 was going to be the rule count limits imposed by MV3 but I think now it's more about controlling the speed that filter lists can be updated.
I use a lot of custom filters to reduce many sites I visit to a list of headlines similar to HN. Too many of them have attention grabbing crap like huge pictures.
But I'm on Firefox so this isn't a worry for me luckily.